[Eril-l] ALCTS CRS Program: at ALA Annual: OA in Latin America

[Parks, Bonnie]

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Dear Colleagues,

The ALCTS Continuing Resources Section is pleased to present

Spotlight on Serials: Open Access: Current and Future Trends in OA in Latin America<https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=530513>

Sunday, June 23, 1-2 pm.

Washington Convention Center, 154 A-B



Ivonne Lujano, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Ambassador in Latin America, will discuss the history of open access in Latin America, best practice publishing and standards, and how DOAJ helps to improve scholarly research journals globally.

Solange Santos, Publishing Coordinator for Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), will address why Latin America is advanced in the use of the open access publishing model as a strategy to increase the visibility of the scientific output in the region. SciELO promoted and developed a network of 16 national collections of open access journals, focusing on each country's conditions and priorities. She will also explain SciELO's advocacy for a global and inclusive scholarly communication.

Q&A will follow the presentations.

We hope to see you there!


Bonnie Parks
Collections Technology Librarian
Clark Library, University of Portland
5000 N Willamette Blvd | Portland, OR 97203
503.943.8876 tel | 503.943.7491 fax
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